JP2005067876A - Information processing device, picking article control method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the size of a picking shelf and increase picking efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: This information processing device comprises a means for extracting information for requesting shipping to which a request timing belongs from a shipping request table in a predetermined time zone equal to or wider than a time zone requiring the storage of articles by a conveying means, a means for determining a high-frequency picking article having a picking frequency in a predetermined time zone of a predetermined level or higher, a means for executing to a carrying means such a supplement instruction that the high-frequency picking articles must be filled by the amount of a quantity according to the request for shipping thereof, a means for executing to the carrying means such a supplement instruction that non-high frequency picking articles other than the high-frequency picking articles must be filled by the amount of a quality according to the request for shipping thereof in the order of request timing, a means for executing to the carrying means an instruction for recovering the already picked non-high frequency picking articles, and a means for updating information on the quantity and storage position of the stored articles in a picking shelf storage state table based on information on supplemented instructions and recovery instructions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a picking article management method, a program, and a recording medium.

  In a delivery facility, an automatic warehouse, a conveyor, a picking shelf, and the like are provided, and picking processing of articles by a picking worker is performed. Here, a folding container storing picking target articles classified by product type is placed on a conveyor from an automatic warehouse, and the folding container on the conveyor is stored in a picking shelf. From the folding container stored in the picking shelf, a picking worker takes out a predetermined amount of articles according to a predetermined order and puts it into a container such as a transport container.

Various techniques for improving the efficiency of such picking work have been proposed. For example, the size of the shipping order is optimized by formulating each work time and automatically optimized by the SA method (Simulated Annealing Method) which is one of the combination optimization methods. From the storage position of each item item in the warehouse or inventory department of goods and parts (hereinafter referred to as goods) to the secondary sorting at the shipping unloading site, with the objective of finding a method and improving the shipping lead time In an article shipping management system for reducing the total work time of shipping work, an order storage means for storing the shipping orders in the database at predetermined time intervals such as every morning and every evening, and a shipping order appropriately selected from the storage means For each combination of brackets, obtain the working time for each shipping work element and compare the total working time In this regard, there has been proposed a calculation means for obtaining a substantially optimal combination of bundles, an article shipment management system (see Patent Document 1) characterized in that a shipment order is bundled based on the substantially optimal combination of bundles. ing.
JP 2002-154615 A

  However, the prior art does not consider the balance between the contents of the shipping request at the delivery facility and the article storage status of the picking shelf. Accordingly, it is necessary to store all of the articles requested to be shipped in the picking shelf, and it is necessary to provide a large number of storage sections in the picking shelf. In addition, it is desirable that the picking shelf is installed at a height at which the picking worker can easily perform the picking work. For this reason, when there are many varieties of articles, picking shelves must be arranged horizontally, and a large space must be secured in the delivery facility.

  Further, in many cases, a worker is fixedly assigned to each of the predetermined storage sections of the picking shelf that has spread laterally as described above. At this time, if the worker is also arranged near a section where only articles with low picking frequency are stored, the work efficiency of the worker will be low, and the operation efficiency of the entire delivery facility may be reduced.

  In addition, the worker moves on foot between the storage compartments of the picking shelf for picking. If picking shelves are installed wide, the walking time will increase and work efficiency will be reduced.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, a picking article management method, a program, and a recording medium that enable downsizing of a picking shelf and improvement of picking efficiency. And

  An information processing apparatus of the present invention that solves the above problem is an information processing apparatus that manages storage processing of an article to be picked in response to a shipment request in a picking shelf, wherein the type of picking article for each shipment request and A shipment request table in which quantity information is stored together with information on request timing, a picking shelf storage status table in which information on the type, storage position and storage quantity of stored articles in the picking shelf is stored, and the storage by the transport means Based on the extracted shipping request information, means for extracting the shipping request information to which the request time belongs in a predetermined time zone greater than the time width required for storing articles from the apparatus to the picking shelf, and the extracted shipping request information, Means for determining a high-frequency picking article whose picking frequency in a predetermined time zone is equal to or higher than a predetermined level; Means for executing a replenishment instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf to replenish the king article to the quantity corresponding to the shipment request, and the predetermined time zone other than the high-frequency picking article The replenishment instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf is executed to the transport means in order of the requested time for each item, so that the non-high frequency picking item to which the requested time belongs should be replenished by the quantity corresponding to the shipping request. Means, a means for executing a collection instruction for collecting the non-high frequency picking article that has been picked in the picking shelf from the picking shelf to a storage device, and information on the replenishment instruction and the collection instruction And a means for updating information on the quantity and storage position of articles stored in the picking shelf storage status table.

  Further, the information processing apparatus manages storage processing of an article to be picked according to a shipment request in a picking shelf, and the information processing apparatus has information on the type and quantity of the picked article for each shipment request. However, it is possible to access the shipping request table stored together with information on the request timing, and the picking shelf storage status table storing the type, storage position, and storage quantity information of the stored articles in the picking shelf. Based on the step of extracting from the shipment request table, information on a shipment request to which the request time belongs in a predetermined time period equal to or greater than the time width required for storing articles from the storage device to the picking shelf, and based on the information on the extracted shipment request Determining a high-frequency picking article whose picking frequency in the predetermined time zone is equal to or higher than a predetermined level; A step of executing a replenishment instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf to replenish the determined high-frequency picking article in a quantity corresponding to the shipping request to the transport means; and other than the high-frequency picking article In the predetermined time zone, the non-high-frequency picking article to which the requested time belongs should be replenished by the quantity corresponding to the shipping request, and the replenishment instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf is in the order of the requested time for each article. A step of executing a collection instruction for collecting the non-high frequency picking article that has been picked in the picking shelf from the picking shelf to a storage device, and the replenishment instruction. And the information on the quantity and storage position of the stored articles in the picking shelf storage status table based on the information of the collection instruction. Tsu according to picking the article management method characterized by comprising the flop.

  In addition, a method for managing storage processing of an article to be picked in response to a shipment request to a picking shelf, a shipment request in which information on the type and quantity of the picked article for each shipment request is stored together with information on the request timing What is claimed is: 1. A program for causing an information processing apparatus comprising a table and a picking shelf storage status table storing information on the type, storage position, and storage quantity of stored articles in a picking shelf to execute the storage device Extracting the shipping request information to which the request time belongs in a predetermined time period equal to or greater than the time width required for storing the goods from the picking shelf from the shipping request table, and based on the extracted shipping request information, Determining a high-frequency picking article whose picking frequency in a time zone is equal to or higher than a predetermined level; A step of executing a replenishment instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf to replenish the high-frequency picking article in a quantity corresponding to the shipping request to the transport means; and the predetermined other than the high-frequency picking article A replenishment instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf indicating that the non-high-frequency picking article to which the requested timing belongs in the time zone should be replenished by the quantity corresponding to the shipping request is sent to the transport means in order of requested timing for each article. A step of executing, to the transport means, a recovery instruction for recovering the non-high frequency picking article that has been picked from the picking shelf to the storage device; and the replenishment instruction and the recovery instruction Updating the information on the quantity and storage position of the stored articles in the picking shelf storage status table based on the information of According to picking the article management program characterized by obtaining. This program is composed of codes for performing the operation of each step.

  Furthermore, the present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium on which a picking article management program is recorded.

  In addition, the problems disclosed by the present application and the solutions thereof will be clarified by the embodiments of the present invention and the drawings.

  According to the present invention, the picking shelf can be made compact and the picking efficiency can be improved.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram including an information processing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment. In the present embodiment, the system provided in the delivery facility where the picking operation is performed is the picking article management system 10. The system 10 is formed by connecting and controlling various devices via a network with the information processing device 100 of the present invention as a center. The information processing apparatus 100 includes a WMS server 101, a WMS terminal 102 (for receiving user instructions), and a control apparatus 103.

  The WMS server 101 monitors the operation status of the automatic warehouse (storage device) 130, the conveyor line 140, the picking shelf 150, the sorter 160, and the like, and is a control device that includes control circuits and control mechanisms of the devices 130 to 160. A control command is issued to 103 etc., and these operating states are controlled. Also, the information processing result of the user is output through the printer 104. Furthermore, a label on which the content of the shipping request is printed or a label on which the stored article attribute for each container to be stored in the automatic warehouse 130 is printed can be output through the barcode label printer 105.

  Such an information processing apparatus 100 stores a program 106 that realizes the functions of the information processing apparatus of the present invention in a memory 107, and reads and executes it by the CPU 108 that is an arithmetic unit. In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 is connected to external devices such as an automatic warehouse 130, a conveyor line 140, a picking shelf 150, and a sorter 160 via a network 120 such as a LAN or the Internet, and executes data exchange or data input / output. An input / output interface 109 is provided.

  Such an information processing apparatus 100 has a database 110 in addition. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a table group in the present embodiment. For example, the WMS server 101 in the information processing apparatus 100 includes data necessary for executing the picking article management program of the present invention as a table group. These include a shipping request table 111, a picking shelf storage status table 112, and a storage device storage status table 113.

  In the shipping request table 111, information on the type and quantity of picking articles for each shipping request is stored together with information on request timing. As a data structure, information such as the reception time (request time) of the request, the item type, and the quantity thereof is associated with the shipping request ID as a key. For example, one record is generated for each shipment request made by the user, and the table 111 is formed.

   The picking shelf storage status table 112 stores information on the type of storage item, storage position and quantity stored in the picking shelf, and information on the ease of picking processing of each storage section. As the data structure, information such as stored item type, quantity, and picking ease is stored using the storage position of each storage section constituting the picking shelf 150 (for example, coordinate values when the storage sections are arranged in a matrix) as a key. Will be associated. For example, the table 112 is updated each time an article is stored or collected in each storage section.

  The storage device storage status table 113 stores information on the type, storage position, and storage quantity of stored articles in an automatic warehouse (storage device). Information such as stored article type and quantity is associated with the storage position (eg, coordinate value when storage sections are arranged in a matrix) of each storage section constituting the automatic warehouse 130 as a key. For example, it is assumed that the table 113 is updated each time an article is stored in each storage section or is delivered (conveyed) to the picking shelf 150.

  Next, an outline of the picking process will be described together with a schematic diagram of the picking article management system 10 in the present embodiment shown in FIG. A barcode label 193 on which a shipment request is printed is pasted to the shipping container 192 which moves from the shipping request (order) input means 190 and moves on the conveyor 191. By sensing the barcode label 193 by, for example, a barcode sensor 194 provided on the conveyor 191, the information processing apparatus 100 can identify individual recognition information of the shipping container 192 and articles to be put into the shipping container 192. Can be extracted.

  In response to such a shipment request, the information processing apparatus 100 instructs the automatic warehouse 130 (if the corresponding article is insufficient in the picking shelf 150) to carry out the container 141 storing the relevant article to the conveyor line 140. . Containers 141 on the conveyor line 140 are stored on the picking shelf 150 from the back surface 151 by an article replenishing means 170 such as various handling machines including industrial robots.

  The container 141 stored from the back surface 151 of the picking shelf 150 stores articles to be picked. Accordingly, the picking worker 180 (which may be replaced with an apparatus such as a robot if possible) picks up the articles in the container 141. The picked article is stored in a shipping container 192 and put into a conveyor line 191. Here, the shipping containers 192 are classified and transported by the sorter 160 for each shipping destination or each delivery route, and are shipped.

  Next, an outline of the structure of the picking shelf 150 will be described. FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a picking shelf (front surface) and a picking instruction device, and FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a picking shelf (back surface) and a loading / unloading instruction device. The picking shelf 150 in this embodiment includes a DPS (Digital Picking System) device on the front surface 152 and the back surface 151 thereof.

  The DPS device on the surface 152 is referred to as a picking instruction device 153. The picking instruction device 153 is installed in each storage section 154. The picking lamp 155 indicates whether or not the article in the storage section 154 is to be picked into the picking destination container 192, and the quantity lamp 156 indicates the picking quantity. It has.

  For example, the information processing apparatus 100 issues a display instruction based on the recorded information of the barcode label 193 attached to the shipping container 192 described above. For example, it can be determined from the picking shelf storage status table 112 that the picking article included in the record information of the barcode label 193 is stored in the predetermined storage section 154 in the picking shelf 150. Then, the information processing apparatus 100 issues an instruction to turn on the picking lamp 155 and output the quantity required for picking to the quantity lamp 156 to the picking instruction apparatus 153 installed in the corresponding storage section 154.

  On the other hand, the DPS device on the back surface 151 is referred to as a loading / unloading instruction device 157. The entry / exit instruction device 157 is installed in each storage section 158, and a storage lamp 158 indicating that the storage section 158 should be replenished with picking articles in advance, and the picking process is completed and collected in the automatic warehouse 150. A delivery lamp 159 indicating that it should be performed and a quantity lamp 161 indicating the number of goods received are provided.

  For example, the information processing apparatus 100 issues a display instruction based on the recorded information of the barcode label 193 attached to the shipping container 192 described above. For example, it can be determined from the picking shelf storage status table 112 that the picking article included in the record information of the barcode label 193 is not stored in the predetermined storage section 158 in the picking shelf 150 (or the quantity is insufficient). Then, the information processing apparatus 100 turns on the warehousing lamp 160 with respect to the warehousing / excluding instruction device 157 installed in the corresponding storage section 158 and sets the quantity of articles to be stored in the storage section 158 from the automatic warehouse 130 by a quantity lamp. An instruction to output to 161 is issued.

  On the other hand, among the articles stored in the storage section 158, articles that do not generate picking in a predetermined time zone (no shipping order) are output and collected in the automatic warehouse 130. For this reason, the information processing apparatus 100 recognizes an article for which picking does not occur for a predetermined time based on the shipment request table 111 and specifies the storage section 158 in the picking shelf 150 in which the article is stored. An instruction to light the exit lamp 159 is given to the entry / exit instruction device 157 installed in the specified storage section 158.

  Note that the information processing apparatus 100 can be assumed to include the WMS server 101, the WMS terminal 102, the control apparatus 103, and the like via a network 120, as well as an example in which the information processing apparatus 100 is integrally provided in one apparatus. In addition, the tables 111 to 113 in the database 110 are not only integrated in the database 110 but also separately arranged in other devices on the network 120 and receive the use of the information processing device 100. You can also.

  Further, regarding the network 120 connecting the information processing apparatus 100, the automatic warehouse 130, the conveyor line 140, the picking shelf 150, the sorter 160, etc., in addition to the Internet and LAN, a dedicated line, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a power line network Various networks such as a wireless network, a public line network, and a mobile phone network can also be adopted. Further, if a virtual private network technology such as VPN is used, communication with improved security is established when the Internet is adopted.

  Hereinafter, the actual procedure of the picking article management method of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an actual procedure of the picking article management method of the present embodiment. Note that various operations corresponding to the picking article management method described below are realized by a program 106 provided in the memory 107 of the information processing apparatus 100. And this program 106 is comprised from the code | cord | chord for performing the various operation | movement demonstrated below. It should be noted that the procedure already described above for the management method of articles (container 141, shipping container 192) in the picking article management system 10 is not included in the actual procedure described below again.

  It is assumed that the information processing apparatus 100 of the present invention receives a shipping request and stores it in the shipping request table 111 (s1000). The information processing apparatus 100 displays shipping request information to which the reception time (request time) belongs in a predetermined time period equal to or greater than the time width required for storing articles from the automatic warehouse 130 to the picking shelf 150 by the replenishing means 170 (conveyance means). Then, it is extracted from the shipping request table 111 (s1001).

  For this reason, it is assumed that the information processing apparatus 100 aggregates shipping requests (orders) received from customers at any time for a certain time zone t and aggregates the articles included therein by product type. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a conceptual example 1 of shipping request aggregation. As shown in FIG. 6, there are shipment requests (orders) belonging to the time zone t from “# 1” to “#m”, and the number of orders is totaled for each product type included in each order (s1002). Based on the counting result, a high-frequency picking article whose picking frequency in the predetermined time period t is equal to or higher than a predetermined level is determined (s1003).

  Note that the certain time period t must be longer than the time from when the information processing apparatus 100 gives an instruction to the automatic warehouse 130 until the article is actually stored in the picking shelf 150. That is, a predetermined time is required until the article is delivered from the automatic warehouse 130 and stored in the desired position of the picking shelf 150, that is, the article is supplied. If t is set to a short time without taking this into consideration, the article supply becomes a “out of stock” that cannot catch up with the picking operation. Therefore, the number of storage compartments of the picking shelf 150 can be determined by the order frequency for each type of article. In this case, the number of articles having a predetermined picking frequency or higher in the time zone t, that is, the high-frequency picking articles can be stored.

  The information processing apparatus 100 refers to the shipping request table 111 to specify the shipping request quantity for the determined high-frequency picking article, and confirms the storage quantity of the corresponding article in the picking shelf storage status table 112. If the stored quantity satisfies the shipment request quantity, there is no need for replenishment, but if it is insufficient, the insufficient quantity is calculated. As a result, the quantity to be supplemented to the picking shelf 150, that is, the replenishment quantity of the high-frequency picking article can be specified (s1004).

  Next, the information processing apparatus 100 refers to the picking shelf storage status table 112 and stores, for example, the container 141 in which the high-frequency picking article is stored, that is, a storage section in an empty state (in FIG. 2: storage position ( 03, 04)) is extracted (s1005). Then, based on this picking ease information, a storage section having a degree of ease equal to or greater than a predetermined value is specified (s1006). Section designation information (for example, storage position information) that uses this storage section as the replenishment destination of the high-frequency picking article is generated (s1007).

  The information processing apparatus 100 thus generates a replenishment instruction from the automatic warehouse 130 to the picking shelf 150 to notify the replenishment means 170 that the high-frequency picking article should be replenished by the quantity corresponding to the shipping request. (S1008).

  In this manner, the automatic warehouse 130 is instructed to ship the container 141 containing the articles included in the shipping request belonging to the predetermined time period t. The containers 141 storing the instructed articles are sequentially stored from the back surface 151 of the picking shelf 150 via the conveyor 140 and the replenishing means 170.

  Thereafter, the information processing apparatus 100 again performs a tally for the period t after a certain time ta has elapsed from the end of the time period t (see FIG. 7), and a new order is generated and the article (not stored in the picking shelf 150) ( Example: The article “J” in FIG. 7 is specified. The automatic warehouse 130 is also instructed to store this article in the picking shelf 150 as described above.

  On the other hand, the information processing apparatus 100 identifies a non-high frequency picking article other than the high frequency picking article, to which the reception time (request time) belongs in the predetermined time zone t (s1009). That is, an article having a lower picking frequency than a high-frequency picking article is specified.

  The information processing apparatus 100 refers to the shipment request table 111 for the specified non-high-frequency picking article, specifies the shipment request quantity, and confirms the storage quantity of the corresponding article in the picking shelf storage status table 112. If the stored quantity satisfies the shipment request quantity, there is no need for replenishment, but if it is insufficient, the insufficient quantity is calculated. As a result, the quantity to be supplemented to the picking shelf 150, that is, the replenishment quantity of the non-high frequency picking article can be specified (s1010).

  Next, the information processing apparatus 100 refers to the picking shelf storage status table 112, for example, can store the container 141 in which the non-high frequency picking article is stored, that is, information on picking ease of a storage section in an empty state. Extract. Then, based on this picking ease information, the storage section whose ease is equal to or less than a predetermined value is specified. This storage section is used as a replenishment destination for non-high frequency picking articles. Of course, if there are a lot of empty storage compartments with good picking ease and there is more room for storing high-frequency picking items, storage compartments with good picking ease for non-high-frequency picking items. It may be housed in.

  The information processing apparatus 100 thus generates a replenishment instruction from the automatic warehouse 130 to the picking shelf 150 to inform the replenishment means 170 that a non-high frequency picking article should be replenished by a quantity corresponding to the shipping request. (S1011). This replenishment instruction is notified to the replenishing means 170 in the order of reception time for each non-high frequency picking article.

  As described above, the processing concept when the high-frequency picking article and the non-high-frequency picking article are included in the shipping request in the predetermined time zone will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the concept of picking-up goods from the automatic warehouse and the pick-up shelf. In the automatic warehouse 130, many kinds and quantities of articles (A1, A2,..., B1, B2,... Cn...) Are always stored. On the other hand, orders that require shipping from customers or the like are in the time zones t1, t2, t3. . . . . Shall be thrown into.

  For shipping work at time t1, the articles A1, B4, and C5 required by the request contents 80 included in the order t1 are stored in advance in the picking shelf 150 from the automatic warehouse 130. In this case, the picking frequency of the articles A1, B4, C5, D8, and B9 required for the request contents 80 (order t1), the request contents 81 (order t2), and the request contents 82 (order t3) is the same as described above. Calculation is performed, and appropriate storage in the picking shelf 150 is performed accordingly.

  For example, since the item “A1” is a high-frequency picking item that is picked at all of the order t1, the order t2, and the order t3, the picking shelf 150 stores the item “A1” in the storage section 180 that has a good picking work efficiency. is there. Further, the articles D8, B9, and C5 having a lower picking frequency than the article “A1” are stored as non-high frequency picking articles in the storage section 181 having poor picking efficiency.

  Next, for shipping work at t2, the articles A1, B4, and D8 required for the order t2 are stored in advance in the picking shelf 150 from the automatic warehouse 130, but these are already stored at t1. . Here, the picking frequency is calculated in the same manner as described above for the articles C3 and D3 newly included in the request contents 83 of the increase order t4 from t1, and appropriate storage in the picking shelf 150 is performed accordingly. In the illustrated example, the articles C3 and D3 are stored in the storage section 181 as non-high frequency picking articles.

  The processing procedure up to step s1011 has been described above. Next, the description of the subsequent steps will be continued. It is assumed that picking work by the picking worker 180 has already ended in the picking shelf 150 and a non-high-frequency picking article (article “C” in FIG. 7) that is not scheduled to be picked in a certain time period t thereafter occurs. (S1012: YES).

  For such a non-high frequency picking article, the information processing apparatus 100 gives a display instruction to be collected in the automatic warehouse 130 to the storage / instruction instruction device 157 installed in the predetermined storage section on the back surface 151 of the picking shelf 150. Generate. As a result, a recovery instruction is also given to the replenishing means 170 (s1013). The container 141 storing the articles instructed for collection is collected from the back surface 151 of the picking shelf 150 to the automatic warehouse 130 via the replenishing means 170 and the conveyor 140. The articles to be collected are not limited to non-high frequency picking articles, and high frequency picking articles can be collected.

  In this manner, the number of types of articles to be stored in the picking shelf 150 in a predetermined time zone can be limited, and the size of the picking shelf 150 can be reduced by the amount of necessary storage sections being suppressed.

  The information processing apparatus 100 uses the information of the replenishment instruction and the collection instruction for the article that is the target of the replenishment instruction and the collection instruction, and stores the quantity and storage position information of the stored articles in the picking shelf storage status table 112 based on the information of the replenishment instruction and the collection instruction Update (s1014) and end the process.

According to the present invention, it is only necessary to secure storage sections for all varieties that have been required in the past, only for the scale of articles with a high picking frequency. Therefore, the size of the picking shelf can be reduced, and the maintenance and management costs can be reduced. Or if the picking shelf based on this invention is added to the space of the picking shelf which was ensured conventionally, the handling amount of picking articles | goods can be increased in the same space as before. In addition, since the picking area can be reduced, the amount of movement of workers can be reduced and work efficiency can be improved.
That is, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus, a picking article management method, a program, and a recording medium that enable downsizing of a picking shelf and improvement of picking efficiency.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described concretely based on the embodiment, it is not limited to this and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

It is a network block diagram containing the information processing apparatus in this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of the picking article management system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the table group in this embodiment. (A) It is a figure which shows a picking shelf (front surface) and a picking instruction | indication apparatus, (b) It is a figure which shows a picking shelf (back surface) and a warehousing / exiting instruction apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the actual procedure of the picking article | item management method of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 1 of a concept of shipping request totalization. It is a figure which shows the example 2 of a concept of shipping request totalization. It is a figure which shows the concept of the delivery process from the automatic warehouse of picking articles | goods, and the receipt process to a picking shelf.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information processing apparatus 101 WMS server 102 WMS terminal 103 Control apparatus 106 Program 107 Memory 108 Arithmetic unit, CPU
109 I / O interface 110 Database 111 Shipping request table 112 Picking shelf storage status table 113 Storage device storage status table

Claims (5)

An information processing apparatus that manages storage processing of an article to be picked according to a shipping request to a picking shelf,
A shipment request table in which information on the type and quantity of picking items for each shipment request is stored together with information on the request timing;
Picking shelf storage status table in which information on the type, storage position and storage quantity of stored items in the picking shelf is stored;
Means for extracting, from the shipment request table, information on a shipment request to which the request time belongs in a predetermined time zone equal to or greater than a time width required for storing articles from the storage device to the picking shelf by a conveying unit;
Means for determining a high-frequency picking article whose picking frequency in the predetermined time zone is equal to or higher than a predetermined level based on the extracted shipping request information;
Means for executing a replenishment instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf to the replenishment instruction that the determined high-frequency picking article should be replenished by a quantity corresponding to the shipping request;
In addition to the high-frequency picking article, a refill instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf, indicating that the non-high-frequency picking article to which the request time belongs at the predetermined time zone should be replenished by the quantity corresponding to the shipping request, Means for executing on the conveying means in order of request time;
Means for executing, with respect to the transport means, a collection instruction for collecting the non-high-frequency picking articles that have been picked in the picking rack from the picking rack to a storage device;
Means for updating information on the quantity and storage position of stored articles in the picking shelf storage status table based on the information on the replenishment instruction and the collection instruction;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The picking shelf storage status table includes information on the ease of picking processing of the storage sections constituting the picking shelf,
Means for identifying a storage section having a degree of ease equal to or greater than a predetermined value based on the degree of ease information in the picking shelf storage status table;
Means for including, in the replenishment instruction, section designation information in which the specified storage section is a replenishment destination of the high-frequency picking article;
An information processing apparatus comprising: A method of managing storage processing of an article to be picked according to a shipping request in a picking shelf by an information processing device,
A shipping request table in which the information processing apparatus stores information on the type and quantity of picking items for each shipping request, together with information on request timing;
It is possible to access a picking shelf storage status table in which information on the type of storage item, storage position, and storage quantity in the picking shelf is stored,
Extracting, from the shipment request table, information on a shipment request to which the request time belongs in a predetermined time zone equal to or greater than a time width required for storing articles from the storage device to the picking shelf by a transport unit;
Determining a high-frequency picking article whose picking frequency in the predetermined time period is a predetermined level or more based on the extracted shipping request information;
Executing a replenishment instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf to the replenishment means that the determined high-frequency picking article should be replenished by a quantity corresponding to the shipping request;
In addition to the high-frequency picking article, a refill instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf, indicating that the non-high-frequency picking article to which the request time belongs at the predetermined time zone should be replenished by the quantity corresponding to the shipping request, Executing on the conveying means in order of request time;
Executing a collection instruction for collecting the non-high-frequency picking article that has been picked in the picking shelf from the picking shelf to a storage device;
Updating information on the quantity and storage position of stored articles in the picking shelf storage status table based on the information on the replenishment instruction and the collection instruction;
A picking article management method comprising: A method for managing the storage process of an article to be picked in response to a shipment request to a picking shelf,
A shipment request table in which information on the type and quantity of picking items for each shipment request is stored together with information on the request timing;
In a picking shelf, a program to be executed by an information processing device comprising a picking shelf storage status table storing information on the type of storage item, storage position, and storage quantity,
Extracting, from the shipment request table, information on a shipment request to which the request time belongs in a predetermined time zone equal to or greater than a time width required for storing articles from the storage device to the picking shelf by a transport unit;
Determining a high-frequency picking article whose picking frequency in the predetermined time period is a predetermined level or more based on the extracted shipping request information;
Executing a replenishment instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf to the replenishment means that the determined high-frequency picking article should be replenished by a quantity corresponding to the shipping request;
In addition to the high-frequency picking article, a refill instruction from the storage device to the picking shelf, indicating that the non-high-frequency picking article to which the request time belongs at the predetermined time zone should be replenished by the quantity corresponding to the shipping request, Executing on the conveying means in order of request time;
Executing a collection instruction for collecting the non-high-frequency picking article that has been picked in the picking shelf from the picking shelf to a storage device;
Updating information on the quantity and storage position of stored articles in the picking shelf storage status table based on the information on the replenishment instruction and the collection instruction;
A picking article management program comprising:   A computer-readable recording medium on which the picking article management program according to claim 4 is recorded.

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